Most products require some form of assembly. Hence assembly operations are a very important part of the manufacturing process. Performing assembly operations requires time and effort and hence it contributes to manufacturing cost. In many applications, it is desirable to reduce the number of assembly operations by consolidating multiple parts into a single part. Processes such as multi-material...

The assembly of cars is a production process, whose regulation must respond to the disturbances and fluctuations that often arise in such processes. Assembly is carried out at stations connected in series, where specialized teams of workers are employed. Depending on the model variant, each model that passes an assembly area creates a different workload. The order of transport of models into th...